THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM: New Documentary about the Universal Search
for Personal Freedom Hits #1

August 13, 2015 01:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time

NELSON, British Columbia--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM (documentary – 92 Min) hit the #1 position
on iTunes for documentaries in Canada within one day of its release on
August 11. Says writer/director Jon Long, “In this day and age of mass
media and the constant barrage of information and distractions, who
would of thought that a movie about finding freedom from the simple act
of living in the moment would gain traction so quickly?”

“In this day and age of mass
media and the constant barrage of information and distractions, who
would of thought that a movie about finding freedom from the simple act
of living in the moment would gain traction so quickly?”

This is Long’s follow up to the groundbreaking documentary EXTREME,
which grossed $27,000,000 worldwide box office and was seen in IMAX
theatres by almost 800,000 people in Canada alone. THE SEARCH FOR
FREEDOM has gathered several festival awards and has recently
finished a 100+ city theatrical event across North America. The film is
being released internationally by Universal Studios, Entertainment One
in Canada and The Earth Network in the US.

THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM explores how an electrifying new world
came about through pure energy and imagination and the infinite
possibilities of self-expression available to anyone willing to drop in.
This documentary is a visceral, visual experience told through the eyes
some of the icons of surfing, snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding,
mountain biking, motocross and rock climbing. It features an A-star cast
including Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater, Bruce Brown, Warren Miller, Kelia
Moniz, Yvon Chouinard, Nyjah Huston, Jeremy Jones, Danny Way, Robbie
Maddison, Robby Naish and more.

By pursuing fun, by chasing after that feeling of freedom, these
characters instigated a paradigm shift that can be seen today as
skateboard parks are built alongside baseball diamonds and city
commuters are greeted by billboards depicting snowboarders jumping off
cliffs.

This revolution has been televised, but the film explores the human
stories behind this movement that has spilled into primetime. Says Long
“I wanted to tell a bigger storyabout this movement.
Despite appearances, what drives the characters in this film is not so
very different from the fuel that successful artists, scientists and
entrepreneurs run on: passion, creativity, grit, and a willingness to
try new things and fail.”

THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM is now available on VOD through iTunes, Vimeo &
Google Play.